Motor-vehicle.



PATENTED AUG. 30, 1904.

B.. L. MORGAN.

MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 29. 1904.

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NO MODEL.

A l e l lila 5 Jamfdz PATENTED AUG. 30, 1904.

AR. L. MORGAN. MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 29, 1904.

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Inj/e T6606.' E L, No ya 71 Unirse STATES Patented August 30, 1904.

Arum* rtree.

MOTOR-VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming' part 0f Letters Patent No. 768,862, dated August 30, 1904.

Application led February 29, 1904. Serial No. 195,758. (No model.)

To n/ZZ whom, it Marty concern:

Be it known that L RALPH L. MORGAN, a citizen of the United States, residing' at vWorcester, in the county of Torcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Motor-Vehicle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to aconstruction for supporting' the engine-casing of an antoniobile.

The especial object of this invention is to provide a construction in which the enginecasing is combined with the framework in such a way that the framework may be twisted or bent without injuring' the engine-casing.

To these ends this invention consists of the improved construction and combinations of parts, as hereinafterdescribed, and more particularly pointed out in the claims at the end of this specification.

In thc accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of sufficient parts of an automobile to illustrate the application of my invention thereto, and Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic plan view illustrating' the way in which the enginecasing is supported in the` framework of the carriage.

In running automobiles, particularly in using automobiles on comparatively rough and uneven roads, heavy strains are necessarily imposed upon the running-gear and framework of the carriage. and carriage-framework are properly constructed, they will possess sufHcient iiexibility to permit them to yield or give 'to these running strains. The motor itself and the parts which are directly operated thereby are necessarily constructed of metal, and itis essential that absolute rigidity should be maintained.-

To accomplish this, a number of different constructions have been employed for providing yielding' or spring supportsfor the motorcasing; but in all such constructions with which l am familiar more or less of the running strains are transmitted to the engine and the driving' connections of the carriage.

The especial object of my present invention is to combine the carriage-framework of an automobile with the engine-casing' in such a If the running-geary simple and direct manner that the carriageframework may have a considerable degree of iiexibility without straining or otherwise injuring' the engine-casing and the parts inclosed therein.

Referring to the accompanying' drawings and in detail, as shown in Fig. 1, the automobile which is illustrated as embodying this invention comprises a framework F. Supported at the front of theframework F is the usual bonnet H, which incloses the enginecylinders, and also supported on the frameworkF is the body B, containing the seats for the occupants of the automobile. Arranged in position tobc controlled from the front seat are the usual controlling devices. In the present instance such controlling devices include the clutch-lever 10, the steering-wheel 11, the regulating-handle 13, and a brake-lever 12. r he framework is supported by suitable springs on the ordinary front and rear axles nected by front and rear cross-bars. Mounted upon or formed with the front cross-bar is a socket 14, -and mounted upon or formed Awith the side bars of the rectangularframeF are socket-pieces 15 and 16. -The engine-casing' C is provided at its forward end with a projection -17 terminating in a ball 18, tting 'into the vsocket 14. Projecting from the opposite sides of the casing C near its rear end are projections 19 and 20, which are provided at their ends with balls 21 and 22, which fit into the sockets 15 and 16, respectively. By means of this construction it will be seen that the engine-casing O has three points of support in a rectangular carriage-framework, one point of support being in the front crossbar of the framework at the forward end of the eheine-casing` and the other two points of support being universal joints with the side bars of the rectangular carriage-framework.

ln the actual use of an automobile as thus constructed it has been found that the rectangular framework can be considerably warped or twisted from its normal shape without straining or injuringl the engine-casing. This particular construction also provides a convenient and direct way of arranging the driving connections. For this purpose a driving-shaft is journaled in the projections 19 and 2O at the rear end of the engine-casing'` and secured on the ends of the driving-shaft 23 are the ordinary sprocket-wheels, from whichthe rear wheels may be. driven by the ordinary drive-chains D, as illustrated in Fig. l.

l am aware that numerous changes may be made in practicing my invention by those who are skilled in the art without departing' from the scope thereof as expressed in the claims. l do not wish, therefore, to be limited to the particular construction I have herein shown and described; but

that l do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, isf' l. ln an automobile, the combination of a framework, having side pieces and a crossbar, an engine-casinghaving one end connected by a universal joint with the cross-bar of the framework and havingl opliositely-extending' projections near the other end of the engine-casing connected by universal joints with the side bar of the framework and a powershaft journaled in the last two 'named projections with its ends extending beyond the side bars of the framework.

Q. ln an automobile, the combination of a rectangular frameworkan engine-casing having a projection at its front end connected by a universal joint with the front cross-bar of the framework, and oppositely-extending pre- A jections near the rear end of the engine-casing connected by universal joints with the side bars of the framework. and a power-shaft journaled in the last two named projections with its ends extending beyond the side bars of the framework.

3. ln an automobile, the combination of a rectangular framework, an engine-casingI having a projection at its forward end connected, by a universal joint substantially to the center of the front cross-bar, and having' oppo sitely-extending projections near its rear end connected by universal joints to the side bars of the rectangular framework, a power-shaft journaled in the last two named projections, and extending beyond the side bars of the framework, and sprocket-wheels secured on the ends of the power-shaft and connected to drive the rear wheels of the vehicle.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribingI witnesses.

RALPH L. MORGAN.

lVitnesses:

Turman A. lN/YINN, FRANK M. LORD. 

